Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific
In office 28 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Preceded by
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
Succeeded by
Alex Hawke
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
In office 21 September 2015 – 28 August 2018
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Richard Colbeck
Senator for South Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2012
Preceded by
Mary Jo Fisher
Personal details
Born
(1963-06-10) 10 June 1963 (age 60) Renmark, South Australia, Australia
Political party
Liberal
Alma mater
University of Southern Queensland
Occupation
Chief executive rose-grower
Anne Sowerby Ruston (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012.
Before entering politics Ruston was a commercial rose-grower and chief executive of the National Wine Centre. She was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mary Jo Fisher. Ruston served as Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources in the Turnbull government from 2015 to 2018 and as Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Morrison government from 2018 to 2019. She was elevated to cabinet following the 2019 election.
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appointments had been a matter for the government. Constitutional law professor Anne Twomey, however, could not trace such instruments and called the process...
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Hawke accused the first Muslim woman elected to parliament, Egyptian born Anne Aly, of thinking that "her diversity as something better than other people's...
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Renmark High School, where he was a classmate of future cabinet minister AnneRuston, Burr entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet...
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Birmingham, Liberal since 5 June 2022 Manager of Opposition Business AnneRuston, Liberal since 5 June 2022 Structure Seats 76 Political groups Government...
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Assumed office 31 May 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Preceded by AnneRuston Senator for the Australian Capital Territory Incumbent Assumed office...
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also changes to other ministers who were not plagued by the scandals. AnneRuston was appointed Minister for Women's Safety, in addition to her social...
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